The Google Custom Search Engine

This is the latest move from Google into web 2.0 technologies (see Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog for some detailed definitions) and a move towards enabling users to personalise their programs. The search engine can be set to only search a subset of websites, can allow users to customise the format of results and can let website owners earn a cut from advertisements linked to search terms. Read more about it in this BBC News article